New Takamizawa variable (TmzV152) Kesao Takamizawa (Nagano, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable star (TmzV152). TmzV152 = GSC2391.308 045627.29 +330349.9 (2000.0) 12.12 1 = GSC2391.308 045627.40 +330349.6 (2000.0) 11.91 1 = USNO1200.02660099 045627.295 +330349.94 (2000.0) 11.3 15.2 = IRAS04531+3259 045311.5 +325911 (1950.0) F12=1.00 F25=0.36 F60=0.40L F100=6.92L VAR= 0 LRS=-1 possibly II: variable star with 'young' O-rich circumstellar shell or VII: variable star with more evolved C-rich circumstellar shell or VIa: non-variable star with relatively cold dust at large distance, may be carbon-rich = 045626.8 +330352 (2000.0) IRAS04531+3259 0.966 0.351 0.400L 6.814L 0% = 045626.8 +330352 (2000.0) SSC04531+3259 0.966 0.351 0.400L 6.814L Takamizawa's comment: The star may be a semiregular variable (SR) with a range of 12.6-13.2p. Photographic magnitude estimates by VSOLJ members object YYMMDD(UT) mag code TmzV152 940302.536 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 940329.467 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 940810.767 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 941108.608 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 950320.515 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 950823.769 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 950927.717 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 951128.608 129p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 960109.422 132p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 960922.747 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 961015.731 128p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 961203.547 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 970802.749 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 971123.615 130p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 980318.474 131p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 980820.731 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 981024.609 127p Tmz.VSOLJ TmzV152 981218.596 126p Tmz.VSOLJ Observer's code: Tmz: K.Takamizawa (Saku-machi,Nagano,Japan) Inst.: 10cmR F4 twin patrol cameras T-Max400 120 Comparison stars mag.:GSC Relayed from Kesao Takamizawa <GHA07243@nifty.ne.jp>